Oswego's Greyson Covay (13, above) and Lyons Township's Brody Lee-Caracci (on the homepage) are two of the top high school players in Illinois. (photos by Dave Ruggles) Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video, without Illprepvb.com, LLC’s written permission. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe club season behind them until June, the Illinois boys high school season kicks off with the first day...
Here are four important rules every club, high school volleyball parent should know
Parents are encouraged to cheer loud, but classy, according to former player, club coach and director, and current author and speaker Christina Callahan. By Christy CallahanJVA contributor Being a volleyball parent is a full-time commitment. You are the driver, the snack provider, the emotional support system, and sometimes the referee for your own sideline debates. As a former club director, I have seen it all – the super fans, the stressed stat trackers, the “just here for the snacks” parents, and those quietly reliving their glory ...
Playing like a team, Adversity G16 Adidas claims GLR Girls Regional championship
Adversity G16 Adidas defeated 1st Alliance 16 Silver on Sunday to win the 16 Open division at the 2026 GLR Girls Regional Championships at the Wintrust Sports Complex in Bedford Park. https://youtu.be/Q1c-hIkFlwM By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor You could see it coming. Now it’s just a matter of how far they can take it.You could see it coming after Adversity G16 Adidas finished 13th in the 16 Girls division at the Triple Crown NIT in Kansas City February 14-16, losing to eventual champion A5-16 Gabe (Roswell, Georgia) in a...
Impulse-ively, we name 18 Red as our Ultimate/Illprepvb Players of the Week
Impulse 18 Red, perfect in Windy City Power League play, also won the 2026 Lincoln's Birthday Bash in Hammond, Indiana, on February 14-15. By Phi BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor It never hurts to have a state champion or two on your club roster.But when your club team boasts one state champion shy of a half-dozen, the result is magic.Impulse 18 Red out of Manteno boasts five members of the Cissna Park girls volleyball team that ruled Class 1A this fall, going 40-1 and claiming the school’s first IHSA championship in volleyball.Ciss...
IHSA to boys volleyball coaches: ‘Get out of the seeding business (at least for now)’
This sping, boys volleyball coaches will no longer be involved in seeding the IHSA tournament as the sport will turn to MaxPreps to determine sectional seeds for the 2026 postseason. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhile the arguments for adopting a two-class system and determining more equitable sectional assignments have grown louder over the past few years, there will be at least one significant change in boys volleyball for the upcoming 2026 season.The IHSA is taking seeding out of the hands of coaches.This ...
Presenting the final (until June) Michio Chicago/Illprepvb Boys Club Rankings
Despite its loss to MOD B18 Blue at last weekend's 2026 Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge, its first loss in four head-to-head meetings with the MOD squad, 630 Volleyball 18-1 retained its No. 1 ranking in the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Boys Clyb Rankings heading into the IHSA boys spring season. (Photos courtesy of @RavenswoodUSA) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIn the famous words of Gomer Pyle, USMC, “Surprise, surprise, surprise.”Save for a few here and there, boys club teams have broken camp to get ready for the I...
A healthy ‘White’ wins the fight at the Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge
ESVBC 16U Thunder National's Emerson Eeten (23) tries to split the block of a pair of Epic United 16 Elite defenders during 16/15 Open semifinal play at the 2026 Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge Monday at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorRed, White & Blue.Pick your favorite color and you had a Sports Performance 18s teams for which to cheer in the 18/17 Open and 18/17 Club division championships of the 2026 Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge on Monday at the...
Illini Elite’s Barrett twins are the Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Players of the Week
Twins Devan (Left) and Chloe Barrett helped lead Illini Elite 16 Black to a second-place finish in the 16/15 Open division at last weekend’s 2026 Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorChloe is eight minutes older.Devan is one inch taller.Chloe is a libero. Devan is on outside hitter.Together, the Barrett twins from tiny Athens, Illinois, helped lead Illini Elite 16 Black to a second-place finish in the 16/15 Open division at last weekend’s 2026 M...
2026 SPVB Presidents Day Challenge Division Winners & All-Tournament Teams
Shorthanded SPVB B18 Elite beats MOD B18 Blue, wins Presidents Day Challenge
SPVB B18 Elite won the 18/17 Boys division at the 2026 Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge on Sunday at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorInjuries. Illnesses. Absences. SPVB B18 Elite was reduced to a skeleton crew Sunday at the 2026 Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. The hosts had only eight healthy bodies available to take the court against a Gold bracket field that featured the top seven 18s teams in Illinois.But eight was enough.Led by...